Routing-machine



(No Model.)4

R.v T. WHITE.

ROUTING MACHINE.

No. 275,002. .l Patentedpr. 3,1883.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

REYNOLDS T.` WHITE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ROUTING-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,002, dated April 3, 1883.

Application filed July 20, 1882. (No model.)

, To all whom it may concern:

` settes in articles of wood.

The invention consists in the employment of a rotary cutter the spindle of which is supported in bearings on a frame which slides in grooves on the main frame, the rotary'cutter being driven by a belt from an adjustable counter-.shaft,the belt passing over adjustaf ble tightening-pulleys. The article to be operated upon is placed ou a table or support, which4 is moved backward and forward by means of a cog-wheel gearing into a rack on the under side ot' the table, so that when the cutter has bored the requisite depth the table can bc moved along and a groove the required length is eut without raising or removing the cutter from the saine. carried by a sliding frame, which is adjustable on the main frame by means ot' a screw.

Figure l represents a front view of a machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a si'de view of the same. Fig. 3 is a plan or top' viewtaken below1 the counter-shaft,

y a is a cutter secured in the spindle A, which has its bearings l5 on the vertically-sliding trame O, the sides ot' which are provided with beveled edges, which tit into the beveled slides d on the main l'ra-me l). The spindle A is provided at its lower end with a boss for the reception of the cutter or bit a, which is secured therein by the screw c. The boss is also provided with a screw-thread on the outside, upon which a rosettecntter can be secured, and the spindle A is also made with collars G, to work inside the bearings B, so as to insure the cutter working steadily; or the collars can be fastened on instead of being formed iu one with the spindle. The bearings B are formed with a hollow space, c, at the back, (sue Fig. 3,) partially illed with cotton-waste which is saturated with oil, which percolates through small perfora-tions to the journals of the spindle A, and thus keeps the `journals constantly lubricated. The spindle A is also provided with a The sliding table is anged pulley, F, and is driven by an endless bei t, E, which passes over pulley F under loose pulleys H on` shaft I, which latter is mounted in adjustable bearings J, secured to the back of the machine. The belt then passes from under pulleys H over pulley H ou the counter-shaft I', which is carried in the adjustable bearings J at the back of the machine. The counter-shaft l also carries the fast and loose dri ving-pulleys e' a. l

L is a table or support for the work to be operated upon, and has on the under side beveled pieces f, which lit over corresponding beveled pieces o'r sideson the fraine T, on which the table slides. The frame T is made with beveled sides, .which tit into corresponding beveled pieces,`w, secured on the frame D, so that the frame T, and with it the table L, is made adjustable as to height, and is raised or lowered as desired (according to the thickness ot' material or the depth of out required) by the hand-wheel x and screw y, which passes through a boss on the main frame D. Thetable L is moved forward and backward by means ot' a pinion, g, on the shaft t gearing into a rack, t', on the under side of the table, the shaft h being operated by a hand-wheel, 7c, or by power by means ot' the pulley shown in dotted lines.

On the top of the table L is a sliding guide,

`M, which is held in any desired position by means of set-screws l, and on the opposite side of the table is another guide, N, constituting a clamp, the screw ot' which passes through a boss on the table, and is provided with a hand-wheel, n, by turning which the clamp N can be caused to hold the work against the guide lll'. A

The sliding frame O, carrying the spindle A and cutter a, is brought down to the material to be operated upon by means of a treadle, P, which is connected by a rod, Q, to an arm or bracket, r, on the back ot' the sliding frame O. The frame C is raised and kept iu its normal position by means of springs It, attached to its upper ends and to a beam or ceiling above. The travel of the frame C is regulated by the stop S, which is adjusted by set-screw t, accordin g to the depth the cutter is required to enter the material. A pin, u, on the sliding frame O, coming against the stop S, prevents IOO the frame from descending below the required point. y

The operation ot' the machine is as follows: The table L is adjusted in height by the handwheel x and screw y, according to the thickness ot' the material to be operated upon, the

' stop S having been adjusted according to the depth of the slot to be bored. The material is then placed on the table L and held between the clamps M N. The machine is then started, and the treadle P being depressed, the bit a enters the material the desired depth. The table L is then fed along by the hand-wheel 7c until the desired length ot' slot has been cut. when the treadle is released, and the frame G is then drawn up by the springs R, the bit a being thereby drawn out of the slot. The material is then taken out and another piece placed on the table L and the operation repeated, the hand-wheel h being turned in the reverse direction, thus bringing the table back again.-It will he seen that a slot is cut for each forward and each backward movement ot' the table.

When the machine is used as a rosette-cutter or variety molder, the clamps M N are removed, which leaves the table free, so as to v: take a large board or piece of material in which it is desired to cnt the rosettes.' The cutter is then brought down to its work by depressing the treadle, and when one rosette is cut the treadle is released and the cutter drawn up by the springs R. The board is then shifted, the treadle again depressed, and another rosette cut, and so ou until the desired number has been cut.

In some cases I pre'er to make the frame with, stii'ening-pieces Y Y, as shown in dotted lilies, so as to insure the table L being steady.

What I claim as my invention isl. In a routing-machine, the rotating spindle A, carried in bearings B on sliding frame C, in combination with the pulley F, pulley I H' on counter-shaft I', adjustable bearings J, and the tighteningpulleys H on shaft I, `ad- .justable bearings J, and endless band E, substantially as and for the purpose shown and described.

2. In a routing-machine, the combination ot' the main frame D, frame C, adapted to slide vertically in suitable guides formed on the main frame, the rotating spindle A, carried in bearings attached to the sliding frame G and provided with a suitable cutter, adjustable frame T, sliding table L, supported thereon, and having means for clamping the work, treadle P, and connections for depressing the sliding frame, thereby bringing the cutter in contact with the work, and means for operating the cutter and sliding table, substantially as described.

3. In a routing-machine, the "combination of the main frame D, adjustable frame T, handwheel .fr and screw y for imparting a vertical adjustment to said frame T, sliding table L, supported on said frame and having adjustable clamps M N, the sliding frame C, adapted to move in guides on the main frame, the cutter-spindle A, supported in bearings on the sliding frame C, a treadle,P, and connections for depressing the spindle-carrying frame, retracting-springs R, and mechanism for actuating the cutter-spindle and sliding tableL, substantially as described.

4. In a routing-machine, the combination ot' the main frame D, vertically-'sliding frames T and G, sliding' table L, having means for clamping the work and provided with s uitable operating mechanism, the cutter-spindle A, supported in bearings B ou the fra-me 0,'

and havinga pulley, F, and collars G, the pulley H, supported in adjustable bearings J, and the adjustable counter-shaft I', having pulleys a z and H', substantially as shown and described.

REYNOLDS rr. WHITE.

Witnesses:

J. H. ADAMS, E. PLANTA. 

